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A food tax shift could save lives – without a price hike in the average shopping basket
Chalmers University of TechnologyPeer-Reviewed Publication
More expensive steak, cheaper tomatoes, but the same total cost for the average basket of groceries at the supermarket. A comprehensive study, led by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has analysed the potential effects of a food tax shift – where VAT is removed from healthy foods and levies are introduced on foods that have a negative impact on the climate. The study shows that a shift in taxes could have both environmental and human health benefits, and means that 700 fewer people in Sweden would die prematurely each year.
- Journal
- Ecological Economics
How to retire coal, smarter and faster
University of California - Santa BarbaraPeer-Reviewed Publication
A new study led by environmental scientists Grace Wu and Sidney Gathrid offers data-driven strategies for shuttering America’s remaining coal plants, accelerating the clean energy transition.
- Journal
- Nature Energy
Baltic countries lead the way in supporting media freedom internationally, according to new index
University of East AngliaReports and Proceedings
A new report shows that the Baltic countries are leading the way in supporting media freedom internationally.
Lithuania topped the Index, Estonia ranked 4th, while Latvia came 9th out of the countries measured.
However four G7 members - the United Kingdom, United States, Italy, and Japan - were placed in the lowest ‘bronze’ category, scoring 10 points or less in the Index.
And although the US ranked equal 12th in the Index, a time lag in reporting means that this does not capture its significant cuts to aid spending in 2025 under the Trump administration, which have had a substantial impact on international media assistance.
The Index on International Media Freedom Support (IMFS) is the first index to evaluate countries' foreign policy support for media freedom.
Bilingual teenagers in Montreal exhibit writing skills on par with their French unilingual peers’, new research shows
McGill University- Funder
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Lack of childcare access limits Michigan’s labor force
Michigan State University- Journal
- Social Sciences
University Hospitals announces visionary support from Carol and John Fountain to help sustain its community-focused mission
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterBusiness Announcement